An audible hush went round the world today, followed closely by a loud hooray. Why you ask? George Clooney has rejoined the ranks of single men again, so cocktail waitresses rejoice. Now is anyone surprised by this news, really? Really? The reports are that George tracked her down after meeting her three years ago at his birthday party, that he pursued her (work that out Ms. Sarah), but what did these two really have in common? Now, the arm candy prior to her was a brainy law student in Paris that he persuaded to come here (um, who wouldn’t for George) and that lasted four years. Exactly, she was brainy, beautiful and able to hold a conversation, sorry Sarah. I don’t normally cheer a celebrity anything, especially a breakup, but in this case I make an exception, 1. because it is George Clooney and 2. I have lots of friends who are cocktail waitresses/bartenders and they deserve a shot, no?

Well, Kim Cattrall’s character Samantha does. She sports a fabulous pair of Stuart Weitzman Fever pumps in red quasar with a covered heel. For all of you Sex and the City fans that want to get a fashion jump on the red quasar pumps before the movie comes out, you can visit Zappos.com and nab a pair of the heels. To see the entire Stuart Weitzman collection visit our Zappos PBZ run stuartweitzman.com website. We know, you love us.

I’m sure that Katherine Noel Brosnahan, now known as Kate Spade, never imagined from her humble beginnings in Kansas City, Missouri, going on to study Journalism, that she would someday invent a handbag that would launch a thousand imitations and would soon become the staple of her still flourishing Kate Spade international empire. Kate, while working as a Senior Fashion Editor/Head of Accessories at Mademoiselle magazine discovered the consistent lack of stylish and practical handbags in the marketplace. She would visit local flea markets for inspiration, and fabric swatches which led to the creation of her initial prototype — the black, stain resistant fabric handbag with dual handles, which officially launched her label in 1993. She quit the magazine in the early ‘90s and the rest as they say is history. Kate Spade, along with her now husband, Andy Spade, have built the Kate Spade empire into a brand which consists of handbags, shoes, stationery, personal organizers, address books, beauty products, perfume, pajamas, eyewear and home which was launched in 2004.

We here at Couture are never to be out done and were able to procure Kate’s shoes and handbags, which one third of the Couture team can’t ever be without. Our faves are: Kate Spade's Hera shoes, Kate's Anguila Flat Ava Clutch and Kate Spade's Becca Sunglasses.

Yes, it would seem so. It was reported by Fashion Wire Daily that Roberto Cavalli will follow in the famous footsteps of such luminaries as Tom Ford, Bill Clinton, Anna Wintour and the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, in giving a lecture at Oxford University, as part of their Oxford Union Society’s student encounter lecture series. The university arranges for the students to encounter scholars and leading figures in film, politics, the arts and fashion. Um, my college did not do that, why? As if designing fabulous collections, hotels/nightclubs and accessories were not enough for Roberto.

You know the famous fedora tilted just so. The rough hewn linen fabrics. Roomy trousers or gauzy dresses. Sounds exactly like what is going on in the fashion industry right now, no? What better way than that to start off Couture’s themed How to Wear It series. Enjoy a funky little male-inspired hat, a sweet little breezy dress, a trendy gladiator sandal embellished just so and a structured leather satchel to throw effortlessly over one’s shoulder. Ooh la la.

The What: Styling a little ladylike Indiana Jones

The How To: Ugg Braid Fedora Hat (Natural) + Jean Paul Gaultier Horn and Moose Charm Necklace + MICHAEL Michael Kors Patchwork Stud Detail Belt + Radcliffe Denim Cheyne Tank Dress + Fossil Perry North/South Messenger Bag + Sam Edelman Ginger (Gold) Gladiator Sandal

The When: Daytime - perfect for work, luncheons or shopping

The Why: Because the look says summer cool, even if the movie did not live up to the hype

The brothers Caten of the DSQUARED2 label mix superb craftsmanship, cool practicality and a little theatre (a holdover from their party host days, no doubt) to create one of the most sought after labels of today. The fashion cognoscenti were particularly abuzz about the Men’s Fall 2008 collection. It was all about the tailoring, the ski motif, the camouflage bomber jackets, tartan plaid and the mix of usual suspects — a little swagger and joie de vivre.

How happy are we here at Couture that we carry the line of shoes? Estastic, actually. Our picks for men are: a great, versatile summer sandal; a wonderful monotonal everyday shoe; and a shoe for an evening at La Bernadine or the opera. For women, we were torn, so much to choose from, so few words to write it in: good enough for Rihanna on the runway, good enough for us; this artfully, height challenging sandal is worth the climb; and who doesn’t need a sensible, sexy hot shoe?

Well. sort of. we are talking about trigger-temper catwalk queen Naomi Campbell here. Today is her birthday and as luck would have it, it coincides with her appearance on tonight’s season finale of Ugly Betty. Playing her supermodel self, she takes up a bat as a member of a softball team opposite the fictional Mode magazine’s team. The softball outfit that she wears in the show will be autographed and auctioned off online on Elle.com to benefit Clothes Off Our Backs organization, an organization that raises funds for children’s charities. You can go to Elle.com to make your bid. The bidding started on May 16th and ends on May 26 at 9:00 a.m. EST. Play ball!

It would seem the Pepper Potts playing Gwyneth Paltrow is the new celebrity face for Tod’s fall 2008 ad campaign. The company had taken a celebrity face break after Sienna Miller two seasons ago, replacing her with an of-the-moment blonde model beauty. The Paltrow faced campaign was shot in Capri, which is said to be a favorite city of Ms. Paltrow, with the campaign making a return to a bygone Italian aristocrat jet-set era. Diego Della Valle, president of Tod’s Group told WWD during an interview on May 20, “It had to be Gwyneth Paltrow. She’s the perfect ambassador for the brand — modern, charming, with a strong sense of family. To me, she’s the contemporary embodiment of Audrey Hepburn.” Enough said, no?

In 1928 Trafton Cole and Eddie Haan designed the first Cole Haan shoe. It was Chicago, the jazz age. Quality was everything — and style, like the sound, was smooth and sophisticated. So goes the intro on the Cole Haan website.

Today, like its early beginnings, creativity, luxury, technology and sophistication still reigns supreme in the company’s approach to design. Cole Haan has grown significantly since its first pair of shoes to include clothing, small leather goods, belts, luxury outerwear, watches and fabulous handbags. The company had been collaborating with Nike with their air technology for shoes and Nike eventually purchased the company outright in the late ‘80s. Of course, here at Couture.Zappos.com we carry a vast array of the Haan products. Our faves: the Air Ricki Sandal (women), the Air Granada Sport Ox (men), the Whitford Shave Kit (men) and the Village Soft East/West Triple Zip Bag (women).

The Los Angeles-based designer Rozae Nichols — known for her fabrics, layering and visual design language derived from her time working in Hong Kong and Paris — is heading to the Ugg Australia Company to design a small capsule collection of outwear. The design match is perfect, as she showed a deft, advant gard hand with shearling in her own Fall 2008 collection. The Ugg collection will consist of 14 pieces ranging in price from approximately $595 for a suede pullover to $2,300 for a full-length shearling coat. The collection has been described as a utilitarian chic point of view, keeping the authentic feel of the brand but bringing a true fashion prospective to a traditional shoe company. There is talk of the brand expanding to accessories. We can only hope, no?

But until then you can check our Zappos.com's large selection of all this Uggs and shop to you drop.

The saying ‘teens, tweens and everything in between,’ has taken on new social meaning. The tween market’s social networking is very popular and expanding rapidly due in part to the social networking site Stardoll Virtual World. Stardoll is a 10 million+ strong, virtual site catering to young girls 7 to 17, where even a paper doll need never know an unfashionable day. The tweens can create dolls of their favorite celebrities, discuss fashion styles, and share the dolls with their cyber friends. Tweens visiting the site can virtually outfit paper dolls in everything from DKNY to Mary-Kate and Ashley clothing, thanks to the recently launched real brand fashion boutiques. But if that were not enough, they can also design their own outfits on the site and pay for them in virtual currency. Imagine, virtual doll couture, who knew?

Ah, the driving shoe. You know, that status symbol leather mocassin-like shoe that slides on — no laces, no buckles — rich leather, nubby bottom. Think of a well-made shoe, soft and flexible, perfect for walking or driving distances like this one by Givenchy. Seriously, they go with jeans and a tee, slacks and blazer, or good old fashioned khakis, polo and a sweater around the shoulders. Connecticut or Malibu anyone?

Ladies, swimsuit weather is upon us, well, at least on the West coast. There are bikinis, tankinis, vintage bikinis a la Bardot, and, of course, the uber sexy cut-out one-piece. However, we here at Couture were wondering, no matter how fabulous the suit, what does one do about the odd tan lines? How does one go from a cut-out to a two piece? Do you love 'em or hate 'em? Please tell us what you think. Really.

LiLo — that’s Ms. Linsay Lohan to you — will be the new face of fashion lifestyle brand Fornarina, making for a hopefully strong and trouble-free pairing. The news was revealed a la Ms. Lindsay herself at Fornarina Urban Beauty Show at the Carrousel du Louvre on Monday in Paris. It was reported that the crowd was 2,000 strong, whether that was due to the brand, the curiosity of Lindsay or both, it is not known. The first pictures of Lindsay fronting the brand break in 2009.

Thankfully for us here at Zappos.com, it won’t matter when the ads break, as we already carry the brand. Hear that LiLo? We are already in the know, thank you very much.

Well, in the sense of a scent anyway. Mr. Josh Hartnett was selected by Giorgio Armani, as reported in May 14 Women’s Wear Daily, to be the new face of his upcoming men’s summer scent, Diamonds. The scent as you already fashionably know exists for women, with Beyonce Knowles (Mrs. Jay-Z) as the brand’s face.

These days it seems fashion houses are recognizing that successful launches and sales are driven these days by film and music, so Ms. Knowles makes scent sense, since she is successful in both genres but, Mr. Hartnett? He is known for previous works like Black Dahlia, Pearl Harbor, and Hollywood Homicide – well, known in a bad way for those last two box office bombs – but it has been awhile since we have seen him in anything other than gossip glossies and Page Six news. Perhaps this really does prove, one need only have a handsome, scruffy face and an occasional movie. Well that and a buff bod, lets not forget about David Beckham. As if!

What does one wear when a stiletto, strappy sandal, or peep toe won’t do? Reach for a very modern, sexy wedge sandal, of course. The thicker heel makes this one of the most comfortable and versatile shoes to wear. Pair with a demure sundress, with romper-esque shorts, or a fitted jeans and a tee.

Love affairs these days seem so short, don’t they? You are hot one moment — primping, posing and sashaying in magazine layouts for a brand — and then you're out. It would seem that the advertising tryst between Miu Miu and Kirsten Dunst is over, finished. Vanessa Paradis, famous French actress, established French musician and mother of Johnny Depp’s children is the brand’s new ‘It’ face, according to Women’s Wear Daily’s May 14 edition.

No word yet on who got to keep the clothes from the Dunst brand divorce. Just kidding. But perhaps the Devil really does wear Prada (Miu Miu’s owner, in case you did not know.)

Well, not exactly. But be honest, we got you. You were surprised, thinking
here we go again with yet another Britney story, right? But Britney has done a
great job lately of staying out of trouble.

Britney Spears reprised her role as Abby, the receptionist with a raging
crush on Ted, on last night's How I Met Your Mother. After a chance run-in
with Barney (if him jumping on top of her cab is what you call chance),
since both of them hate Ted, they came up with a plan to pretend they're
dating to make Ted jealous. Britney wore bright colored baby doll dresses,
but there was a scene where she and Neil Patrick Harris wore matching blue
sweaters and khaki pants. It even ended in a fake proposal, which ­ unfortunately,
Abby took seriously. But with Barney’s charm ­ and a little sneakiness
that’s surely to turn into yet another guest appearance for Britney Spears.

Well, there is a style for everyone, they say. So with that, we ask, what do you think of man capris? Or as we like to call them here on the Couture team, 'man-pris'? Because yes, these are men's capris. Do you love 'em or hate 'em? We so want to know.

Jeans with special construction and shading with front pockets that act like a girdle are a girl’s dream come true. Well, wake up ladies, it's a reality. Well, according to the website skinnyjeans.com, Oprah and Rachel Ray. I have noticed Rachel has been looking slimmer on camera in jeans, but just assumed it was diet and exercise, yeah right. Purportedly they slim your thighs, flatten your stomach, shape your butt, make your legs look longer and, oh yeah, come in many rinses. They can be found at skinnyjeans.com. The technique stems from classic denim but with a high nylon/elastane content. This gives them a ‘beefy’ strength to hold you in (no wimpy, gummy stretch here) and creates ‘memory’—the jeans never stretch out, bag out or lose their shape. (You will not have to wash them every time you wear them), said Catherine Hart, the company founder, via her website information. Don’t take my word for it, go to the website, read the testimonials, send your questions of disblief to hello@skinnyjeans.com or orders@skinnyjeans. Of course, there is that old fashion way of calling: 212/755-5577 or 866/946-8348.

Obviously, muffin-top stops here!

Couture’s incessant product obsession has taken us over again. This time around, it is the mega heeled runway shoes from DSquared2. Who can resist the allure of being tall, striking and wearing the hottest shoes? Obviously we can’t and we hear neither can singer Rihanna. She wore them down DSQUARED2 the Spring/Summer 2008 runway. It's hard not to look hot in these sky-high sexpot shoes!

Yes she aufs people from her runaway hit Project Runway, models for Victoria's Secret, sings, designs jewelry, and oh yeah, is a mom and married to singer Seal. If that were not enough, now she is designing a full brand of clothing for Jordache Jeans, which she currently models for. There will be countless stlyles of jeans (naturally), tops, coats, etc.... All a fab lady needs for the day or to go out for the evening.

The line is carried by Bloomingdale’s NYC, 1000 Third Avenue, (212/705-2000) or through Bloomingdales.com.

What's yellow, green, red and white all over? These fabulous stilettos from Guiseppe Zanotti, silly. You are able to walk many city blocks in them, they make your legs look longer than the fifty-foot woman (okay, maybe four inches longer), they elicit whistles wherever you turn. Yes, we love them so. But don't take our word for it. Buy them, try them and whistle while you strut.

Rompers makes the Couture Team think of children’s outfits from Gap or a Children’s Place, as well as a reminder of the old ‘70s show ‘Romper Room’. Yes, the semi-jumpsuit has made a vintage-like reappearance this season from the funky and fun labels like Paul Frank to the various other incarnations flooding the marketplace. As usual here on the Couture Team, we are split. Tell us, do you love ‘em or hate ‘em? Our inquiring minds want to know.

Also shown: akademics Butterfly Romper and Apple Bottoms Denim Romper.

A bubble hem dress is an elegant yet simple dress that every one should have in their wardrobe. The line of the dress and proportion of the hem’s volume come and go over seasons, but ones like this pitch perfect silhouette by Moschino, is ultra-feminine and never goes out of style.

The What: Moschino's scoop neck tie dress

The How To: 1. D&G Dolce & Gabbana dangling earrings 2. Marc by Marc Jacobs acrylic stud cuff 3. Furla Lara Medium shoulder bag 4. Emilio Pucci Chain link andle-tie strappy leather sandal

When: For after-work fun.

The Why: Simple, sophisticated elegance.

Christian Siriano won Project Runway and his growing star power due to his flamboyant personality seems to know no bounds and definitely resonates with the masses. One needs only to check the former SNL video from an p-1382 (that’s right folks we were ahead of the curve on that) to see the following he has.

As Christian and the House of Siriano made their entrance into the ficticious Mode magazine from Ugly Betty, Editor-in-Chief Daniel greeted the great one with “how happy they were to have him and how fierce it is to have him there.” Faux pas, yes! As the rest of Mode staff hung their heads and hid their eyes in shame, Daniel clueless as always was schooled by Christian that no one says that to him, because it is so over!” In reality that saying was over for over five years until Mr. Tranny Hot Mess, deliverer of the word "fierce" himself, resurrected it. Obviously you can school oblivious dogs (in Daniel’s case, that is) in new tricks.